ISBN: 9780231520287

" On Friendship, with its total of one hundred sayings, is the perfect gift for friends." mdash;Feng Yingjing, renowned scholar and civic official, 1601Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) is best kn… Mehr…

" On Friendship, with its total of one hundred sayings, is the perfect gift for friends." mdash;Feng Yingjing, renowned scholar and civic official, 1601Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) is best known as the Italian Jesuit missionary who brought Christianity to China. He also published a landmark text on friendship mdash;the first book to be written in Chinese by a European mdash;that instantly became a late Ming best seller.On Friendship distilled the best ideas on friendship from Renaissance Latin texts into one hundred pure and provocative Chinese maxims. Written in a masterful classical style, Ricci's sayings established his reputation as a great sage and the sentiments still ring true.Available for the first time in English, On Friendship matches a carefully edited Chinese text with a facing-page English translation and includes notes on sources and biographical, historical, and cultural information. Still admired in China for its sophistication and inspirational wisdom, On Friendship is a delightful cross-cultural work by a crucial and fascinating historical figure. It is also an excellent tool for learning Chinese, pairing a superb model of the classical language with an accessible and accurate translation.; PDF; Politics, Philosphy & Religion > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > Oriental & Indian philosophy, Dorling Kindersley Ltd<

ISBN: 9780231520287

" On Friendship, with its total of one hundred sayings, is the perfect gift for friends."—Feng Yingjing, renowned scholar and civic official, 1601Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) is best known as… Mehr…

" On Friendship, with its total of one hundred sayings, is the perfect gift for friends."—Feng Yingjing, renowned scholar and civic official, 1601Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) is best known as the Italian Jesuit missionary who brought Christianity to China. He also published a landmark text on friendship—the first book to be written in Chinese by a European—that instantly became a late Ming best seller.On Friendship distilled the best ideas on friendship from Renaissance Latin texts into one hundred pure and provocative Chinese maxims. Written in a masterful classical style, Ricci's sayings established his reputation as a great sage and the sentiments still ring true.Available for the first time in English, On Friendship matches a carefully edited Chinese text with a facing-page English translation and includes notes on sources and biographical, historical, and cultural information. Still admired in China for its sophistication and inspirational wisdom, On Friendship is a delightful cross-cultural work by a crucial and fascinating historical figure. It is also an excellent tool for learning Chinese, pairing a superb model of the classical language with an accessible and accurate translation. One Hundred Maxims for a Chinese Prince Columbia University Press Eastern Philosophy DE,GB,US,ES,IT,FR,MX English Philosophy, Columbia University Press<

ISBN: 9780231520287

"On Friendship, with its total of one hundred sayings, is the perfect gift for friends."-Feng Yingjing, renowned scholar and civic official, 1601Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) is best known as … Mehr…

"On Friendship, with its total of one hundred sayings, is the perfect gift for friends."-Feng Yingjing, renowned scholar and civic official, 1601Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) is best known as the Italian Jesuit missionary who "On Friendship, with its total of one hundred sayings, is the perfect gift for friends."-Feng Yingjing, renowned scholar and civic official, 1601Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) is best known as the Italian Jesuit missionary who, Columbia University Press<

ISBN: 9780231520287

On Friendship - One Hundred Maxims for a Chinese Prince: ab 34.99 € eBooks > Fachthemen & Wissenschaft > Religion Columbia University Press, Columbia University Press

2009, ISBN: 9780231520287

One Hundred Maxims for a Chinese Prince, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB,PDF), [PU: Columbia University Press], Columbia University Press, 2009